Aston Villa vs Manchester United LIVE: Predicted lineups and team news as Ten Hag faces increasing pressure ahead of trip to Villa Park

Erik ten Hag desperately needs a win as Manchester United travel to the West Midlands to take on Aston Villa this Sunday afternoon.

this could be The head of the Red Devils last game in charge of the club after talkSPORT reported his job was safe until after this game.

united man He currently sits in 13th place after winning just two of his first six outings and another loss would surely put Ten Hag on the brink.

Your side assumes Villa Aston who enjoyed a historic Champions League victory in midweek and come into this match with four unbeaten in the top flight.

Aston Villa vs Man United: Durán Durán

A goal from Jhon Durán from the bench has become inevitable.

The 20-year-old has five substitute goals in all competitions this season, two more than any other player in Europe's top five leagues.

He continued his incredible season so far in midweek by leading Aston Villa to a famous victory against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Coming on as a substitute in the second half, he fired a quick and powerful shot, beating Manuel Neuer to help secure a 1-0 victory.

As well as it being another substitute goal, it was also another at Villa Park and we can expect more this weekend.

Durán has scored four goals in his last four home games in the Premier League, all of them from the bench.

He averages a top-flight home goal every 43 minutes, which is the second-best ratio in the same stadium behind the former Liverpool star. Luis Suarez (every 38 minutes on Carrow Road).

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• Aston Villa have won just one of their last 25 Premier League home games against Manchester United (D8 L16), with that victory coming in Unai Emery's first game in charge of the club in November 2022 (3- 1).
• Manchester United have won 40 Premier League games against Aston Villa, and only the Red Devils have beaten an opponent more often in the competition's history (41 against Everton).

Aston Villa vs Man United: predicted lineups

Villa did not turn much for the victory over Bayern and that could lead to some changes for Emery in this clash.

Amadou Onana was substituted due to a knock and is therefore now a doubt in midfield, with Ross Barkley I will probably replace it together Youri Tielemans.

John McGinn He is injured and will not be able to participate.

Emiliano Martínez took over the captaincy from McGinn and is set to maintain that role as Ezri KonsaPau Torres and diego carlos They will likely start on defense.

Lucas Digne can rest after two games in a row, with Ian Maatsen waiting in the wings to enter the left side.

Morgan Rogers will continue his hot streak as Leon Bailey could come in to replace Jacob Ramsey, who may have been injured in midweek.

Durán scored once again off the bench, showing why he should possibly be considered for a starting spot up front.

But that is unlikely to happen with Olivia Watkins He is also in top form in recent weeks.

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As for United, Bruno Fernandez He is available to play after having his direct red card against Tottenham overturned.

The captain will play in the center of the field and will probably accompany him Kobbie Mainoo and summer signing Manuel Ugarte.

In goal, André Onana will surely keep his place while Diogo Dalot He is doing well as a substitute left back in the absence of Luke Shaw.

Shaw is not yet fit to return, but may return after the international break while leny yoro and Tyrell Malacia stay out of it too.

Noussair Mazraoui will be the right back and the defense will probably be completed by Lisandro Martínez and Matthijs De Ligtwith Harry Maguire on the bench.

Mark Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho will want to start wide, but Amad Diallo could occupy any of his positions.

In front, Joshua Zirkzee could continue, but is struggling to make an impact and Rasmus Hojlund He is fit again, so Ten Hag can turn to him to score some goals.

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• Aston Villa have taken 13 points from their first six Premier League games this season (W4 D1 L1), their best start to a season since 2008-09 under Martin O'Neill (also 13 points).
• Manchester United have lost eight Premier League games by a margin of three or more goals under Erik ten Hag. Since the start of 2022-23, the only current Premier League managers to have suffered more defeats by 3+ goals are Gary O'Neil and Sean Dyche (9 each).

Aston Villa vs Man United: What has been said?

Man United manager Ten Hag refuses to worry about the mounting pressure surrounding his future with the Red Devils.

He said: “Nothing is easy, but it is nothing to panic about because I have experienced it very often with my teams during the seasons when you face those problems.

“Then we can solve them, this team can solve this. When it comes to an individual area, we can solve those problems.”

He continued: “Once you are a manager and especially when you are a manager of manchester unitedYou know everyone will judge you.

“Much more than any other club, so you have to deal with criticism and not give it too much importance.

“Focus on the things you are supposed to do and that is managing the team, getting the best out of the team and not focusing on negative opinions about yourself as a person.

“That doesn't help the process. “I'm here to win, so I have to show my team that I lead and continue in the direction that we all want to go.”

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• Since Unai Emery's first Premier League game in charge of Aston Villa, only Man City (85), Liverpool (84) and Arsenal (81) have scored more points at home than Villa (74). Among Villa managers who have managed five or more top-flight home games, only European Cup-winning manager Tony Barton (70%, won 37/53) has a better home winning percentage than Emery (66%, won 23/35). .
• Manchester United have lost eight Premier League games by a margin of three or more goals under Erik ten Hag. Since the start of 2022-23, the only current Premier League managers to have suffered more defeats by 3+ goals are Gary O'Neil and Sean Dyche (9 each).

Aston Villa vs Man United: How to follow

This Premier League clash will take place on Sunday, October 6.

Kickoff at Villa Park is scheduled for 2 p.m.

The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.

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